1. بررْتُك بالهجرانِ لمّا رأيتَني

    على حسْبِ ما تُبدي أعُقُّك بالوصْلِ

    I treated you kindly by keeping away, when you deemed me—

    judging by what you show—unkind to you by keeping in touch.

  2. ولستُ أبالي كيف كانت فروعُنا

    إذا نحنُ كنا في الإخاء على أصلِ

    And I do not care how our branches fare,

    so long as we are rooted in brotherhood.

  3. وإني وإنْ لم تأتني وحجبتَني

    لأَعتدُّك النصلَ المُبرَّ على النصلِ

    And I, though you have not come to me and have shut me out,

    surely regard you as the arrowhead that surpasses other arrowheads.

  4. نَصرتَ بظهر الغيب غيبي وحُطتني

    وقمت بعُذْري قاطعاً فيه بالفصلِ

    You defended me in my absence and protected me,

    and upheld my defense, settling it with a decisive judgment.

  5. فلا زِلتَ مستورَ المقاتلِ تعتلي

    وتحظى على الخَصْم المناضل بالخَصْلِ

    So may you ever rise, your vital spots shielded,

    and gain victory over the rival archer.